Urbn UK Limited

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First report 25 Jul 2019•Latest report 25 Jul 2019

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.

Reports: 1
Published responses: 100%
Concerns addressed: 7
Stated actions: 9

Concerns and recipient responses

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25 Jul2019
Nottinghamshire
Concerns raised7
1. Uneven and deteriorated surface surrounding the mezzanine openings
2. Lack of signage highlighting the risk of fall
3. Failure to prevent objects falling through the mezzanine opening
1. Failure to prevent access to the mezzanine openings
2. Accessible 18-foot drop between the mezzanine and basement shop floor
3. Failure to prevent inexperienced staff from accessing the restricted area
4. Lack of fall protection below the mezzanine openings
Actions described in response 6
1. Action
  Place no-unauthorised-access signage beside the gate.
2. Action
  Restrict access beyond the gate to authorised staff and extend the instruction to new staff.
3. Action
  Remove movable items from beyond the gate.
1. Action
  Replace the scaffolding with high railings throughout.
2. Action
  Infilling the voids with steel plates.
3. Action
  Replace the broken gate lock.
Respondent positions 1
1. Position
  The incident was almost certainly caused by deliberate risk-taking, and no member of the public had previously attempted to access the area.
  Disputes the concern
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Stanislawa Kmiecik · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Report summary

Stanislawa Kmiecik entered an inaccessible mezzanine area in a Nottingham store and fell approximately 18 feet through an open space to the basement floor, sustaining multiple injuries and dying at the scene. The concerns identified included public and staff access to the area, lack of warning signage and fall protection, uneven flooring, and the risk of objects falling through the openings onto people below.

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How this individual concern was interpreted
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PFD Monitor interpretation
Uneven and deteriorated surface surrounding the mezzanine openings
Wider context from the report
“(6) The surface area surrounding the openings is uneven and in a state of disrepair, posing a trip hazard to any member of staff or the public in the vicinity and increasing the risk of inadvertently falling from height. ”
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Lack of signage highlighting the risk of fall
Wider context from the report
“(2) There is no signage highlighting the risk of fall ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
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Failure to prevent objects falling through the mezzanine opening
Wider context from the report
“(7) Further, any item that is dropped in that area, or is thrown over the gate, could fall through the opening and onto staff/members of the public below. ”
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Failure to prevent access to the mezzanine openings
Wider context from the report
“(3) Whilst the area is cordoned off from the main shop floor by way of a locked mesh gate and some scaffolding type posts, it remains possible for staff and/or members of the public to access the area. ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
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Accessible 18-foot drop between the mezzanine and basement shop floor
Wider context from the report
“(1) There is a drop of some 18 feet between the mezzanine floor and the basement shop floor below that is accessible via a gate from the shop floor where persons are free to roam ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
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Failure to prevent inexperienced staff from accessing the restricted area
Wider context from the report
“(4) Although members of staff have been told not to access this area of the shop, I remain concerned that in the absence of signage, a new or inexperienced member of staff may seek access to that area either by unlocking the gate or by climbing over the gate (as has happened in the past). ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
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Lack of fall protection below the mezzanine openings
Wider context from the report
“(5) If a member of staff or the public were to access the area, there remains a risk of falling from height as there is no safety netting or other safety structure below either of the two openings in the mezzanine floor. ”
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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation
Place no-unauthorised-access signage beside the gate.

Verbatim wording from the response
“• signage has been placed adjacent to the gate indicating no unauthorised access ;”

Source location
2019-0258-Response-by-URBN-UK-Limited
Page 2 · response
Published 6 September 2019
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How this respondent action was interpreted

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Restrict access beyond the gate to authorised staff and extend the instruction to new staff.

Verbatim wording from the response
“• immediately after the incident all moveable items beyond the gate were removed and all members of staff were instructed not to access the area beyond the gate unless authorised to do so. That instruction not to access the area beyond the gate has been repeated and will cover new members of staff ;”

Source location
2019-0258-Response-by-URBN-UK-Limited
Page 1 · response
Published 6 September 2019
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How this respondent action was interpreted

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Remove movable items from beyond the gate.

Verbatim wording from the response
“• immediately after the incident all moveable items beyond the gate were removed and all members of staff were instructed not to access the area beyond the gate unless authorised to do so. That instruction not to access the area beyond the gate has been repeated and will cover new members of staff ;”

Source location
2019-0258-Response-by-URBN-UK-Limited
Page 1 · response
Published 6 September 2019
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How this respondent action was interpreted

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Replace the scaffolding with high railings throughout.

Verbatim wording from the response
“• removal of all of the scaffolding and replaced with high railings throughout ;”

Source location
2019-0258-Response-by-URBN-UK-Limited
Page 2 · response
Published 6 September 2019
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Infilling the voids with steel plates.

Verbatim wording from the response
“• infilling the voids with steel plates ;”

Source location
2019-0258-Response-by-URBN-UK-Limited
Page 2 · response
Published 6 September 2019
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How this respondent action was interpreted

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Replace the broken gate lock.

Verbatim wording from the response
“• the broken lock was replaced on Monday 15 April 2019 ;”

Source location
2019-0258-Response-by-URBN-UK-Limited
Page 1 · response
Published 6 September 2019
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How this respondent position was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation
The incident was almost certainly caused by deliberate risk-taking, and no member of the public had previously attempted to access the area.

Verbatim wording from the response
“We do not wish to pre-judge the evidence that will be heard at the inquest. However, it does seem plain that the cause of the incident was almost certainly a deliberate attempt by the deceased to put herself in a position of danger and potentially take her own life. There can be no other credible explanation for the individual unsecuring the gate or climbing over the gate and then going beyond the scaffolding. No member of the public has ever attempted previously to access the area beyond the gate.”

Source location
2019-0258-Response-by-URBN-UK-Limited
Page 1 · response
Published 6 September 2019
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